The Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps has today announced that seven Greek islands are being removed from the list of locations where quarantine is exempt after a spike in coronavirus cases.
Mr Shapps revealed that Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos, Crete, Santorini and Zakynthos are being added to the ‘red’ list as of 4am on Wednesday.
The Foreign Office has now updated its guidance to advise against all but essential travel to the seven islands, but not Greece more widely.
This news comes after Matt Hancock insisted coronavirus testing for arrivals in the UK will be introduced ‘as soon as it is practical’ to ease the quarantine measures.
